Abstract
The article presents an analysis of etymological component of the concepts summer and autumn in the Russian and English languages with the aim to identify the archaic core of these concepts and their comparison in Russian and English languages, the identification of similar and different components in their structure. Russian and English native speakers have similar concepts that can be grouped according to various criteria. Often similar concepts of different linguistic cultures are not completely the same in terms of their content and that proves their national identity. Such discrepancies can be significant for intercultural communication. The concepts summer and autumn are concepts with perceptual and sensory cores, therefore their multidimensional analysis is important and interesting from the point of view of identifying the general and national-caused elements of these concepts among representatives of the Slavic and Germanic language pictures. Such concepts are archetypal, ambivalent in their content and express the specifics of the world picture of the ethnos. In addition, historical-cultural approach taken in this study is the least developed area in the study of the concept. And etymology – is the source from which develops the conceptual content, reflection of the initial “naive” ideas about the denotation, that are the “core” from which any concept in any language develops.
Highlights
Language and mentality are interrelated because the language reflects those features of the extra linguistic reality, which appear to be relevant to people who use the language, and mastering the language, the native speaker begins to see the world from the perspective, suggested by his native language and gets used to the conceptualization of the world, common for this culture
In the national cultural environment of each nation, there are many concepts that reflect the bright national characteristics. These concepts are difficult or even impossible to convey in another language and this is a sure evidence of their national specificity, mental uniqueness
Many of these concepts affect the perception of reality, the understanding of the phenomena and events of every-day life and determine national peculiarities of communicative behavior of people
Summary
Language and mentality are interrelated because the language reflects those features of the extra linguistic reality, which appear to be relevant to people who use the language, and mastering the language, the native speaker begins to see the world from the perspective, suggested by his native language and gets used to the conceptualization of the world, common for this culture. In the national cultural environment of each nation, there are many concepts that reflect the bright national characteristics Often, these concepts are difficult or even impossible to convey in another language and this is a sure evidence of their national specificity, mental uniqueness. For a proper understanding of mentality and behavior of other people the ways of identification and description of the content of such concepts is extremely important
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
